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Old 12-31-2007, 10:45 AM   #36
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
You can have "instant on" with the Gen3 if you wish. It's your choice whether to wait 20 seconds for it to boot (which is really NOT a long time), or whether to disable auto-shutdown and have "instant on".
So, is there the ability to make it ignore button presses? I did not see this described in the Mobipocket user guide, and I hear that this is all that the switch on the Reader really does (and that there's a software shutdown that requires a 20-second start-up, similar to Cybook's).

But as I said, this is not my major concern. My main question is, "What kind of portable electronics has Bookeen built before the Cybook?" A list of their credentials would go far. If they have limited experience in the field, how did they spec their components? I don't expect them to hand out design sheets; I'd just like to see that they know what they're doing, and that they're not going to fold up their tents in a year. Googling only shows earlier Cybook models that got even less distribution; there's no company history in the Bookeen blog (the company profile is just a string of buzzwords). Heck, there isn't even an "About Bookeen" link on their site.

Last edited by curtw; 12-31-2007 at 11:00 AM. Reason: needed clarification
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